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March 2026
Monthly Meeting
NEXT GENERAL MEETING: April 18, 2026 - Walker Wilson - Conservation Through Cultivation - Growing A Local Ecotype Nursery. In-Person, Oasis, Rancho Bernardo, 1:30p -3:30p
Viguiera laciniata - San Diego Bush Sunflower. Photo Credit: Walkers Wildlands – California Native Plant Nursery Viguiera laciniata - San Diego Bush Sunflower, a San Diego endemic species that happens to be excellent for garden conditions. Evergreen, tough and made for full sun conditions, it will still stay green with
Mar 1
Articles
GOING WILD WITH NATIVES: Keystone Species Revisited - Manzanitas Supporting Biodiversity And Beauty
By Susan Lewitt, for Let’s Talk Plants! January 2025. Big Berry Manzanita. Left photo courtesy of Calscape. Right photo by Keir Morse....
Jan 1, 2025
GARDENS OF THE WORLD: Mediterranean Gardens on the Côte d'Azur
By Frank Mitzel. Crossing over the border from Italy, we travel west along the Mediterranean seacoast and arrive at the Côte d' Azur in...
Jan 1, 2019
GARDENS OF THE WORLD: Gardens Around Rome
By Frank Mitzel. This is the last installment of the Gardens of Italy series. The previous four articles in this series are Gardens of...
Nov 1, 2018
GARDENS OF THE WORLD: Gardens Around Pisa
By Frank Mitzel. This is the fourth installment of the Gardens of Italy series. The previous three articles in this series are Gardens of...
Sep 1, 2018
GARDENS OF THE WORLD: Gardens Around Florence
By Frank Mitzel. Of all the larger cities of Italy (Bologna, Florence, Milan, Naples, Rome, and Venice), Florence is my favorite. I had...
Jul 1, 2018
GARDENS OF THE WORLD: Gardens of Northern Italy Near Venice
By Frank Mitzel. Heading east upon departing the enchanting environs of Bellagio and Lake Como towards the gardens of Veneto, it's always...
May 1, 2018
GARDENS OF THE WORLD: Gardens of Northern Italy Near Lake Como
By Frank Mitzel. Starting in 1989, I've visited the Lake Como region of northern Italy five times during the eighteen trips to Italy that...
Jan 1, 2018
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